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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Baby Got Back! Mary #2 Review

Having a hissy fit? Do the Yoga.
Feeling fat? Do the Yoga
DePuffing? Do the Yoga.
Even you bony-ass skinny people, Do the Yoga.

She sang my song yesterday. All. Day. Long. The Mary Jarvis Event did not disappoint. Though it was not much different than the workshop I attended in Annapolis, I still couldn't get enough. Even after seconds. I'm still hungry for the Yoga. The heat. The community and the love.

Mary sprinkled the class and posture clinic with anecdotes and philosophy and bits from her life - one you felt you'd shared for much longer than 90 minutes. Or wish you had. She inspired me to be a kinder more compassionate person and convinced me that backbends would help. I know it to be so. There are clinical studies that prove the physiological benefits of backward bending. I have started and stopped a regimen of backbending a number of times. Starting 12/5 I am going to do 10 backbends a day for 10 days and document my experience.

Yoga is for everybody. It makes you nicer. It definitely makes you healthier and it might save your marriage or your life. It is accessible all the time. Hopefully I'll feel as inspired tomorrow when I need to bend over backwards literally and just because.

Today was a perfect day. I spent it with her:

Mass. Lunch. New Yoga Studio Tour. Running in to a dear friend whom I love (hi, Laura!). Pottery studio for ornament painting. Moving renting/watching. Dinner. Hanging out at home alone. The rest of the family was otherwise occupied for the entire day. We took full advantage of our one on one. I love this little muffin with and without the backbends. If backbending makes it better, it's much, much more than I deserve!